The incidence of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis
(PS) seems to be increasing in the last years as a result of the higher life
expectancy of older patients with chronic debilitating diseases; also a number
of co-morbidities have been found to increase the risk of disease such as
diabetes (11-31%), immunosuppression, intravenous drug use, alcoholism, chronic
debility disease with decubitus ulcers, malignancy, alcohol use and renal
failure.
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The source of infection in the elderly has been related to the use of
intravenous access devices and the asymptomatic urinary infections . A single
organism is usually involved, although polymicrobial infections do occur in chronic
and debility conditions. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common organism
isolated implicated into 15- 84% of nontuberculosis cases of infection and
frequently observed as complication of invasive spinal procedures (17-33%). Read More>>>>
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